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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation
Req Id : 116145
Opportunity Type : Staff
Relocation eligible : No
Full time/Part time : Full-Time
Project Only Hire : No
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced communications professional to be a part of the leadership team for our talented, inclusive, and collaborative Employee Communications team.
This role leads the Business and Execution communications workstream, providing strategic counsel, planning and execution support for BV Operations, Infrastructure Advisory and Black & Veatch's market sectors.
The Strategic Communications Director will translate enterprise strategy, business priorities, and operating model evolution into clear, consistent and measurable communications that build understanding, engagement and connection among employee-owners. This role works closely with executives, Chiefs of Staff, business leaders, marketing partners and Employee Communications team members to develop proactive communications strategies, message platforms, editorial plans, leader communications, internal campaigns, town hall support, storytelling and content across multiple channels.
In addition to strategic messaging and stakeholder engagement, this role will ensure governance around systems, processes and tools optimizing them for continuous improvement.
The ideal candidate brings strong business acumen, executive presence, editorial judgment and the ability to connect enterprise priorities to practical, audience-specific communications for corporate, operational, field and construction audiences.
Key Responsibilities

• Guide capacity management of direct reports while leading a workstream focused on aligning communications with business needs for the company's sectors, client segments, regions and operations groups.
• Proactively engage in team strategy and development developing and leading the implementation of internal communications strategy and messaging to increase employee engagement and message clarity.
• Create and deliver internal communications content across multiple channels, including email updates, newsletters, intranet content, videos, events and presentations.
• Proactively work with key stakeholders, including executives, across the organization to ensure that all internal communication is aligned with business objectives and supports the company's strategy, culture and values.
• Strengthen storytelling across the business by identifying project stories, client wins, field-focused content, leader visibility opportunities and examples that reinforce strategy, culture, collaboration and employee ownership.
• Monitor and measure the effectiveness of internal communications and make recommendations for improvement based on feedback and data analysis. This includes gathering engagement data, analyzing trends, and reporting insights to leadership.
• Partner with all members of the Employee Communications team to proactively identify, create, and publish content, while also supporting editorial planning and long-term scheduling of communication initiatives.
• Guide critical organizational change initiatives, leading development of multichannel campaigns to boost engagement and adoption.

Management Responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in communications, public relations or related field
• Strong experience in internal, employee-facing enterprise communications within a large corporation with emphasis on business strategy and execution; experience in the Engineering & Construction industry or B2B space
• Significant experience in employee communications, internal communications, executive communications or corporate communications within a large, matrixed organization
• Fluency in leveraging AI platforms such as Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude etc. for communications activities
• Demonstrated experience managing and maintaining internal communication tools = (Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, Viva Engage, Workshop, Divvy HQ)

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a strategic communications advisor to senior leaders, including experience developing leader messaging, executive talking points, town hall content and business updates
• Understand and be able to communicate strategy, tools, processes and concepts, making complex technical information understandable to diverse audiences.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills including strong editorial skills.
• Strong knowledge of communications strategy and channels.
• Proven ability to develop consistent messaging aligned to business strategy.
• Skilled at engaging in cross-functional teams and in working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
• Preferred work location: Overland Park, KS with consideration for candidates in locations where Black & Veatch has an office presence.

Work Environment
Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
Salary Plan
MAC: Marketing & Communications
Job Grade
019
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